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Extensive Intramyocardial Calcifications: Value of Multimodality Imaging
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  • Fabiola Sozzi,
  • Laura Iacuzio,
  • Marco Schiavone,
  • Filippo Civaia,
  • Stefano Carugo,
  • Franck Levy,
  • Armand Eker
Fabiola Sozzi
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

Corresponding Author:fabiola_sozzi@yahoo.it

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Laura Iacuzio
Centre Cardio-Thoracique de Monaco
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Marco Schiavone
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
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Filippo Civaia
Centre Cardio-Thoracique de Monaco
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Stefano Carugo
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
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Franck Levy
Centre Cardio-Thoracique de Monaco
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Armand Eker
Centre Cardio-Thoracique de Monaco
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Abstract

Massive myocardial calcification is a very rare finding. Accurate identification and characterization may help the clinicians to determine the etiology and clinical significance. In this case, the diagnostic pathway excluded previous myocardial infarction, myocarditis and calcium-phosphate disorders. A possible dystrophic etiology was considered. There are no standardized imaging features available to classify specific subtypes of intramyocardial calcifications. The relative merits of cardiac computed tomography and magnetic resonance in providing complimentary diagnostic information for calcific myocardial lesions is shown. Knowledge of the potential etiology and their imaging patterns are important to provide a concise and accurate differential diagnosis.
18 Nov 2021Submitted to Echocardiography
07 Dec 2021Submission Checks Completed
07 Dec 2021Assigned to Editor
13 Dec 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
24 Jan 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
24 Jan 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Major
11 Mar 20221st Revision Received
22 Mar 2022Submission Checks Completed
22 Mar 2022Assigned to Editor
22 Mar 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
06 Apr 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
09 Apr 2022Editorial Decision: Accept